Unlovable | 
pickUnlovable, by Dan Yaccarino, is an Animal Fantasy book about a young pug who thinks he is ugly all of his life, because of what others tell him. One day, a neighbor moves in, and they have a dog. Alfred fibs and tells Rex that he is a golden retriever, he wants him to think he‘s cool. One day Rex tunnels under the fence, and they finally meet. Alfred feels loved. What kind of dog do you think Rex is? #ucflae3414su20
CameoD UDL principles 3.1 and 3.2 align with this book because it shows children kindness and how to build relationships. Esol strategy 44 would be great to use with this story, you could ask the class to predict the ending of the book. 4y
nquintus Hi Cameo! Wow. I am going to find and read this book. It looks adorable and also a little heartbreaking. It would make a great companion book to an SEL lesson about self-awareness and relationship skills. Thanks for the recommendation! 4y
bsiqueira Cameo, this book made the perfect storytelling book! The UDL principles in regards to showing kindness and building relationships matches beautiful! Love this post! 4y
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Viviannef Hi Cameo! Great job on making this story come to life by making this book into a S. I used to have a pug, she was precious, and this book reminded me of her! 😇 Great Job choosing your UDL principles as they align perfectly with this book with building relationships and friendships. I‘ve found this resource of the author reading unlovable https://youtu.be/lV0WCRSyGdA 4y
AshleyH I think you did a great job telling this story! It is such a cute book, I would love to add it to my future classroom library. Great post! 4y
DrSpalding Your peers explicitly stated the teaching strategy which of course is storytelling for this book. You did this well. Positive feedback and additional resources provided by your peers. Stories that show kindness and build relationships belong in your classroom library. 4y
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